As a result, China’s Middle East strategy will likely enter a phase of retrenchment and contraction, requiring a new ...

The training with Egypt is aimed at enhancing mutual trust and friendship between the two sides, the Chinese Defense Ministry said.

China's fractious trade relations with the West are strengthening bonds with the Arab world, Oliver Wyman says China and the ...

China’s path has produced decades of strong economic growth and relative social quiescence under the firm guidance of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CSIS Middle East Program seeks to offer ...

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An escalating trade war between the US and China could flood the Middle East with cheap goods from China, according to a new analysis by Bloomberg. Trump has already imposed 20 percent tariffs ...

They come as U.S. relations with ... year and in 2019, as China has sought to strengthen its ties to nations at odds with the U.S. and expand its influence in the Middle East to gain access ...

Despite the challenge from China, the United States has been unable to “escape” from the Middle East. Iran’s efforts to expand its influence in an area—from Iraq, the Gulf, and Yemen to ...

Unlike traditional diplomacy centred around resident ambassadors, China’s use of special envoys reflects a flexible, targeted approach to international relations ... including the Middle East, Africa ...